Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- Despite new reports of failing health and the cancellation of his weekly general audience, Pope John Paul II made a brief appearance at the window of his study this morning to bless pilgrims gathered in St Peter's Square below.

Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- In the latest blow to the parents of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has denied an appeal to reinsert the 41-year old woman’s feeding tube, which has provided her with food and hydration for the last 15 years.

Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- Yesterday, in the wake of Florida Federal Judge James Whittemore’s decision not to reinsert brain-damaged Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, which has been absent since Friday, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver added his voice to the fight for Schiavo’s life.

Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- The pro-life movement will soon have a new ally. Today, Fr. Frank Pavone, head of the group, Priests for Life officially announced that he is founding a new religious community, which will devote itself to the proclamation and spreading of the Gospel of Life.

Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- Calling a spade a spade, the Anglican primate of Canada said the Anglican Communion is “broken” over the debate on homosexuality and same-sex marriage regardless of whether the Anglican Church of Canada withdraws from an important church council.

Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- Bishop Nicanor Pena Rodriguez of Higuey, Dominican Republic, expressed sadness this week that it is taken “the deaths of 136 inmates in order for measures to be taken regarding prison conditions in the country.” He made his comments while celebrating a Mass for the repose of the souls of those prisoners who have died.

Mar 23, 2005 - 12:00 am .- A second U.S. court of appeals today denied the replacement of brain-damaged Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. The latest decision comes hours after an Atlanta court of appeals denied the same request on behalf of Terri's parents this morning.